Since updating to the newest version of Dreamweaver CC 2014.1 Release 6947 Build, I have noticed when clicking on an image the Image map tools in the bottom left of the properties box are missing. The only time they show is if I open an existing HTML I have created with maps on, and click inside the code view on the map coding. This still doesn't allow me to draw new maps on the image in design view. Where can I find the Image Map Tool in this version?

Design View disappeared, so selecting it is not an option. If you click in the image src in the code, you get the options, but they don't work. I can't figure out how to get the arrows to draw the image map location.

Design View disappeared, so selecting it is not an option. If you click in the image src in the code, you get the options, but they don't work. I can't figure out how to get the arrows to draw the image map location.

Design view no longer exists in DWCC 2014.1 when you are using Fluid Grids, you'll need to do a quick work around to get it back. Go into your Fluid Grid css file and add the X below...

For the work-around to work, you need to make sure all other files are closed. Make the change to the Fluid Grid's css file, save and restart DW.

From there on out, you should have Design View for those files that use that particular Fluid Grid's css file.

Adobe realized they botched the Live View editor and left out a lot of the functionality that needs to be there in order for it to work correctly. They are working on it and should have it fixed in an upcoming version. For the time being, you can use the work around, or get the slightly older DWCC 2014.0 where Design View still exists vis direct download:

Thanks, Jon. I did finally get it to work and the image map seems to be working correctly in all screen views because my image happens to be a set size. Glad to hear that the developers realize that getting rid of Design View altogether was short-sighted at best.

Okay -- back to image map problems. I am working on an older file that is not fluid and I cannot add any new image maps. I can click on the old image maps and see them, but there is no way to get to the property if you click on a new image. Am I missing something or did they remove this ability all together???

If you are in Design View and aren't seeing the tools when you click on an <img> (you can't map background-images), make sure your Properties window (Ctrl + F3) is expanded. There's a tiny little triangle in the bottom right of the Properties window that needs to be pointing up in order for the image map tools to show.

I assure you, Image Mapping is still part of the program. Here is a screen capture of DWCC 2015 with Image Map tools...

You must be in Design View and have an actual image selected as shown in the screenshot above. If you are in Live View, you cannot access the Image Map tools. If you are using a Legacy Fluid Grid Layout, you would need to make a small change to the LFGL's .css file in order to access Design View which is disabled by default in both CC2014.1 and CC2015.

Another possible reason for the tools to be missing could be html errors in the offending page(s).

DW relies on clean, valid code for much of its functionality, more so now than in the past (which could explain why an older page that used to work, no longer does).

If you are in the right View, have an image selected and still are not seeing the options in the Properties window, I would suggest running your problem pages through the validator at http://validator.w3.org/nu to make sure a code issue isn't causing the root of the issue.

If all of the above criteria are met, and the code is clean, but you still aren't getting the options, I'd suggest clearing the program cache, renaming the personal config folder and/or restoring preferences to see if there's a possible corruption in your program causing the issue:

Moving to Bootstrap in DWCC 2015.0 and later is probably a better proposition in the long run. Fluid Grid Layouts now carry the "Legacy" moniker meaning they're unlikely to continue being supported by Adobe. There's no timetable, but the writing's on the wall so to speak. Bootstrap, on the other hand, is pretty unlikely to be abandoned by Adobe any time soon.

The Bootstrap framework is far more powerful than LFGLs for creating responsive designs and Design View works as expected. Which is to say "not very well" in some situations, but you'll be able to use image maps as normal.

No. You shouldn't feel 'silly' at all. Image maps were not as difficult to find in previous builds of DW. It's the equivalent of driving a car your whole life. Then you get in one morning and the steering wheel is gone. Adobe and its reps assure you that 'all is well' because it's still there. Really. Honest. You just have to jump through a few more hoops to find it. It's right there - in the trunk, but it's only visible if you put the car in neutral and set the parking brake first. Don't you feel silly for not doing that first?

I don't mind upgrades to products. But moving stuff around and changing product protocol for the sake of change itself is beyond frustrating - especially when clients are shelling out thousands of dollars for said product.

While I appreciate you copying and pasting the history of Dreamweaver here, and pointing out that the thread started 'several years back', I was responding to a user who is having issues finding the toolset from one month back. I was also having issues finding it in my latest build (2015.2) Is there some protocol to posting here that's being violated?

While I appreciate you copying and pasting the history of Dreamweaver here, and pointing out that the thread started 'several years back', I was responding to a user who is having issues finding the toolset from one month back. I was also having issues finding it in my latest build (2015.2) Is there some protocol to posting here that's being violated?

Not at all.

I posted links to "What's New" release notes for the benefit of people who will find this thread in web searches and who may be confused about how the software differs from 2, 3 or 4 years ago. Unfortunately, these discussions don't just die off when user participation wanes. They live on as a lasting information source for many people we will never see or hear from. The release notes are a valuable road map to the evolving UI and other features in DW. Basically, if you can't find a toolset, check the release notes .

On a side note I wanted to say 'thank you' for taking the time to hop on the boards and lend a hand in helping folks out with the different software issues they may be experiencing. I realize that the boards are a 'voluntary' type of thing and that your time is valuable, and while you may not get a 'thanks' all the time from everyone, please know that your efforts - and the efforts of all of those who contribute here on the boards - is greatly appreciated.

...solved my problem in DW CC 2017 but how utterly ridiculous it is that I have to do that in order to get my design view tab back in a fluid layout. I assume this is only a problem when using fluid layouts from older versions of the software?

I'm using a textbook to teach DW CC (unfortunately it's for v2014 which is the newest version of this particular textbook that we can find) and I have been pounding my head against the image map directions - not to mention the table - for the last 1/2 hour because it doesn't work. Then I stumble across this thread and find out that in a fluid layout that I should have a design view option and I don't. No wonder, the fluid layout CSS needs those lines of code.

Adobe I'm getting ready for the new school year. I've taught Dreamweaver for more than 10 years with our most recent version being CS6. I have NEVER had this many problems prepping my demonstrations as I have with CC. DW has been an outstanding tool. DON'T RUIN IT!!